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Jeffrey Whiting, the founder and operator of the World Wide Nature Artists Group, was honoured in a special exhibit at the Eastern Ontario Biodiversity Museum in Kemptville, Ontario just outside Ottawa. The focus is the artwork created especially for Whiting's book "Owls of North America" which provides detailed paintings of all nineteen species of owls found in North America. The large format, hardcover book, published in 1997 by The Heliconia Press Inc., is an acclaimed reference book for birders, artists and anyone interested in Owls.

WWNA group member Patrick Godin made an extraordinary coup at the Ward's World Championship carving competition in Ocean City Marryland. His two entries in World Class competition this year comprised: for The World Shootin' Rig , a pair of Black Ducks

One of our WWNA Group members, Charles Weiss, had his artwork auctioned on eBay for $11000 at the conclusion of the Moose in the City special event in Toronto, Canada. Pictured is his lavishly decorated moose.

The Society of Animal Artists, at their January board meeting in New York City, elected Francis Edward Sweet of Bowie, Maryland, as their President. Mr. Sweet, a WWNAG member and renouned wildlife and animal artist, who served on the board of directors of the organization for the past two years, was unanimously named their President. Francis succeeds long-standing WWNAG member Charles Allmond.

Recent new member of the WWNAG, Deborah Chapin, has just published a 77 page full-color, hand-bound, soft-cover book entitled: "Capturing Life and Movement en Plein Air".

This book is not only a useful tool for artists of all capabilities but collectors as well. Written from an insider's perspective many of the mysteries of plein air painting are revealed and can be used to understand what you see. The book highlights her thoughts on the subject that have been accumulated over 20 years of painting on site.

The recently published book 'Chasing The Wind' chronicles the life and work of Chris Navarro. It explores the significant influences that have helped shape his life and art. Vivid descriptions and observations catalogue the numerous works and celebrate his monumental sculptures, showing the transformation of his art from conception to completion. The book has been reviewed by others who have admired his work. Others are inspired by the scale and impact of his creations.

In 1998, Brenda developed a plan to paint as many different birds aspossible in one year. The unique aspect of the project was that all thebirds would be drawn in the field from direct observation. This was thefirst known project of its kind. Working with her friend, Bruce di Labio -an experienced birder whose specialty is finding rare birds - the pairworked out a route for continental North America excluding Mexico. Using theAmerican Birding Association guidelines for a "Big Year" (a birding term for

Featured Flag Expedition

New Life for the Kakapo: An Artistic Quest to Save a Species from the Brink

Artist: Pat Latas

Time/Location: Early 2014, New Zealand

Purpose: The primary goal of the expedition is to illustrate and support the efforts of the Kakapo Recovery Team - a conservation organization whose mission it is to save the Kakapo- a flightless species of parrot that lives in burrows in New Zealand.